Edith L. Perren of Waukesha passed away peacefully on Monday, Oct. 21,
2013, at the wonderful age of 101 years young. She was born Aug. 27,
1912, in Genesee, the daughter of Charles F. and Emma (nee Eggimann)
Perren.

Edith graduated from Waukesha High School; she then graduated from
Carroll College and received her master’s degree at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. She moved to Minneapolis in 1942 to begin employment
with the General Mills Co. Edith retired in 1977 from General Mills as a
corporate accounting supervisor. She returned to Waukesha in 2009 to
reside at Merrill Hills Manor Assisted Living.

She is further survived by many grandnieces, grandnephews,
great-grandnieces, great-grandnephews, friends and neighbors.

Edith was preceded in death by her brothers, Edwin, Charles, Wilbert and
Oscar Perren, and her sister, Emma “Amy” Hall.

The visitation for Edith will be held from 10:30 a.m. until the 11:30
a.m. funeral service Friday, Oct. 25, at the Cesarz, Charapata &
Zinnecker Funeral Home, 237 N. Moreland Blvd., Waukesha. The burial will
immediately follow at Prairie Home Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in Edith’s name are appreciated to
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, 511 Groveland Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN 55403.

Edith’s family would like to thank the staff at Merrill Hills Manor for
the wonderful care they gave to her.

Cesarz, Charapata & Zinnecker Funeral Home, Cremation and Pre-Planning
Services is serving the family. For further information, please call
542-6609, or for directions, an online obituary, or to leave a
condolence, please visit
www.WaukeshasFuneralHome.com.